Thanks . My case may be too small for that GPU lol



Yea my board idles between 24-40 c. That's based off 3 temps in HW Monitor. Without OC. If i dont upgrade anything i may just push the CPU , so i may end up getting this mobo.

This post was edited by ToT on Jan 7 2016 06:24pm

you wont regret getting the m5a99fx pro r2 board.. as your current board only has a 970 chipset, the 990 on the 99fx pro unlocks a lot more speed out of the 8320..

.. as a sidenote.. the mb temperature is also in relation to the airflow in your case.. if you dont have enough airflow you wont keep it cool regardless of the case, mb manufacturer/heat syncs etc.. you may need to look into additional case fans or possibly a full tower with more options for space and fans

This post was edited by Canadian_Born on Jan 7 2016 08:28pm

I think my air flow is good . case may be small so I might look into something else. I have 3 fans and the cooler master. I'll look at maybe a mobo/gpu combo. Thanks guys I appreciate all the help.

What do you guys think ? http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Dtavares21/saved/#view=BnbJ7P

This post was edited by ToT on Jan 7 2016 09:41pm

the 390 will fit in your current case.. but you may loose some internal drive bays, and have a hasstle trying to get it in place and wired.. i threw your build together on part picker to find that out specifically.. also didnt know what your psu was, so i threw on a combo deal with the video card: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4LhRD3

i threw this together as a possible option.. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8r3Kf7

e/ i dont have anything against the 212evo cooler.. just my personal preference when overclocking, to go liquid.. more of a stable temperature

This post was edited by Canadian_Born on Jan 7 2016 09:47pm

Yea bought power supply seperate. It's a Xigmatek 700 w 80 plus bronze

on a standard clock setting with the 8320 and the 390 plus the optical drive, hard drive and fans you are pushing around 500w.. overclocking will push that number higher.. id suggest at a minimum getting an 850w to be on the safe side..

again.. my personal preference.. id rather have too much power, than not enough and damage components..

e/



i completely understand about budget.. its taken me a little over a year to build my rig.. i save and buy one component sometimes 2-3 at a time.. i didnt get the liquid cooling setup until last month.. so i was stuck using a stock cooler up till then with just the "turbo" mode enabled on the cpu.. 3.5-4ghz.. :\

just to start the upgrade, id go after the case with the option to add a dual slot liquid cooling setup later down the road ( this could posibly be transfered to the "zen" depending on how they design the clip.. ofc the case should have the usb3 header in the front just as an option, even if you get a mb down the road that doesnt have the header. you just have to decide the priority of components and how much you really want to spend on the rig, OR if you just want to start saving towards the zen setup this year.. regardless, case, vid and an 850-1000w psu are transferable as it stands right now..

This post was edited by Canadian_Born on Jan 7 2016 10:14pm

oh i agree . Just trying to work within my budget lol

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Dtavares21/saved/#view=LQpTwP . That's what i've been messing around with. Imma keep at it and go from there. I am taking all of this input though and using it . I know the budget kind of sucks but i feel like if i can change this mobo that's a great start. After buying it like 2 years ago ive only heard bad things lol

Yea ill probably buy all at once once taxes come in lol so we shall see. Even with my 700 W PSU do you think the setup i showed is still too much wattage? Showing about 400 on Pc parts picker. (estimated )

Edit: I really didnt mean to make this another reply , just meant to edit the above

This post was edited by ToT on Jan 7 2016 10:26pm

with the 970 you should be in the clear, and have enough power to run everything.. but depending on how far you want to overclock the cpu, id strongly concider even at the lowest; the kraken x41 liquid cooler for the 8320... its about $75 more than the 212, but youd have far more stable temperature accross the cpu.. or possibly even concider the better ones on the market; roughly $100 more, the h100i gtx or the h110i gtx)..

e/ i just noticed the cpu in the list isnt labeled as purchaced.. werent you just going to transfer your existing cpu over to the new board? that alone will save you the cost of the higher end liquid cooled setup

... or is this a complete build from scratch?

if this is from scratch, id change a few things, again you could remove the 110i gtx for the 212plus ($100 difference) : http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JPVrZL

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This post was edited by Canadian_Born on Jan 7 2016 11:24pm